Definition of "a-cock-horse" [a-cock-horse]

• Astride; mounted on something as though on horseback. (adverb)

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• "George on his knee, he made him ride a-cock-horse."
• "Then, taking George on his knee, he made him ride a-cock-horse."
• "I say, Deleah, what'll the old women of Brockenham say when they see you with me, a-cock-horse, riding side by side past their windows? ""